By

Morpheme

By

Type

bound base

Denotation

settlement, noun suffix forming names

Etymology

Old Norse býr

Evidence

Appleby, Ashby, Catesby, Grimsby, idlesby, Kirkby, lewdsby, nimblesby, Normanby, Rigby, rudesby, sneaksby, suresby, wigsby

Homographs

By, By

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